Myanmar
Renewed fighting in Myanmar has displaced 26,000 people since Monday, UN says
World
November 18, 2023
Renewed fighting in Myanmar has displaced 26,000 people since Monday, UN says
CNN — Renewed fighting between the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) and the Arakan Army (AA) has displaced more than 26,000…
UN ‘deeply concerned’ over reports women and children killed in Myanmar bombing
World
October 11, 2023
UN ‘deeply concerned’ over reports women and children killed in Myanmar bombing
CNN — The United Nations says it is “deeply concerned” by reports that civilians, including women and children, were killed…
Myanmar arrests 14 including Swiss national over film deemed offensive to Buddhism
World
August 20, 2023
Myanmar arrests 14 including Swiss national over film deemed offensive to Buddhism
CNN — A Swiss national and 13 Myanmar citizens were arrested by the military junta on August 8 for working…
At least 32 dead after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
World
August 16, 2023
At least 32 dead after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
CNN — A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed at least 32 people, a local fire…
Myanmar junta pardons some Suu Kyi offences, but former leader still faces decades in detention
World
August 1, 2023
Myanmar junta pardons some Suu Kyi offences, but former leader still faces decades in detention
CNN — Myanmar’s ruling military junta has pardoned Aung San Suu Kyi on five charges for which she was previously…
‘My entire body is shaken by rage’: Myanmar villager recounts horror of junta airstrike that killed five of her siblings
World
June 29, 2023
‘My entire body is shaken by rage’: Myanmar villager recounts horror of junta airstrike that killed five of her siblings
CNN — Ma Khin Hla and her five siblings didn’t have time to run when a fighter jet buzzed over…
Myanmar junta suspends aid access to a million people in state devastated by Cyclone Mocha
World
June 13, 2023
Myanmar junta suspends aid access to a million people in state devastated by Cyclone Mocha
Myanmar’s ruling junta has suspended humanitarian access to western Rakhine state, where more than a million vulnerable people are in…
UN expert says Myanmar imported $1 billion in arms since coup, much of it from Russia and China
World
May 18, 2023
UN expert says Myanmar imported $1 billion in arms since coup, much of it from Russia and China
Myanmar’s ruling military junta has imported at least $1 billion in weapons and military-related equipment since its bloody coup, according…
Hundreds feared dead in Myanmar after Cyclone Mocha
World
May 17, 2023
Hundreds feared dead in Myanmar after Cyclone Mocha
Hundreds of people are feared to have died after a powerful cyclone hit Myanmar on Sunday, with rescue groups warning…
Early reports of ‘extensive damage’ as Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar’s coast
World
May 15, 2023
Early reports of ‘extensive damage’ as Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar’s coast
CNN — One of the strongest cyclones to ever hit Myanmar has cut communications to coastal areas as aid groups…